I believe it is time for me to update you on some of the things that have been going on with Grandma O and myself for the past month.On the 25th of October we drove up to Logan to visit the Jensen's. While there we visited with Jamie and John too. The pics here show Jared showing us how to load a very long string of beads into a jar.And then while holding it high in the air, start the beads to come out by pulling on the end that is sticking out and watching the beads start to come out so fast that they actually fly out of the jar. Quite amazing!
That evening Suzanne, John, Grandma and I drove over to a place near Riverside and watched a play that
Marion had a part in. It was community theater and the play was titled "Twelve Angry Men". It was based on an old movie about 12 men serving on a jury and the struggles they had in trying to reach a verdict in a murder case. It was very well done.The next morning we went to church and watched the Primary program in Sacrament Meeting. It was very good and every one did their parts well.
Oct. 29th, we went to Shannon's birthday party and had some birthday cake and punch. She had several friends over too. It was a lot of fun. She turned seven.
Oct. 31st, the Olsen's came down from Ogden to spend Halloween with us and go trick or treating. Later we
had some strange looking people come by. Turned out to be the Ealey's and the Olsen kids. They had loaded up real good on treats. Lots and lots of sugar. The Olsen's stayed until Saturday and after a busy day playing and visiting they went home.November 12th, Grandma and I celebrated our 37th year of marriage. We went out to Dalton's and had a nice stake dinner and then came home and watched a video. It has been hard to believe that we have made it for 37 years. We have had our ups and our downs at times, but for the most part the journey together has been good. If I thought I loved Janis 37 years ago, I love her even more and I can't even imagine life with out her now. She is truly one of Heavenly Father's choice daughters.
Last week end Jim came over and we got the stairs put on the deck. I don't have a photo of that because I was so tired when we finished that I didn't take a picture of them. They look really good and it is nice to be able to get up and down off the deck. We still have a few more things to do but we ran out of time and materials.
Yesterday I started putting up more of the railing posts. After a few I realized that I was putting them shorter and shorter. Now I need to go back and take them off and reposition them. I got disgusted with myself and quit for the day and will do it later. One of these days, I will be able to show you a picture of the finished project. Maybe not until next spring though.
In there also, we had a ward Halloween party for the student ward. It was a lot of fun and the weather was not so cold that we couldn't play games and do things. It was well attended and we all had a good time.
Looking forward to seeing you all on Thanksgiving!!!
